Ukraine army using Taiwan-made DronesVision Revolver 860 combat drones
Ukraine - Russia conflict war 2022
POSTED ON FRIDAY, 19 AUGUST 2022 10:37
According to Taiwan News referring to Oryx, Taiwan-made DronesVision Revolver 860 combat drones are being used by Ukrainian forces against the Russian invasion forces.
The Revolver 860 is a VTOL combat drone designed with four arms and eight rotors. Its weapons bay (a barillet, hence its name of ''revolver'') can carry up to eight 60mm mortar shells. (Picture source: DronesVision)
On August 17, Oryx reported that Revolver 860 combat VTOL UAVs had been sold to Poland and subsequently transferred to Ukraine. Last June, CM Media cited a social media post by a military enthusiast showing that the Revolver 860 was being used by the Ukrainian military to drop mortar shells on Russian troops.
The Revolver 860 is a VTOL combat drone designed with four arms and eight rotors. Its weapons bay (a barillet, hence its name of ''revolver'') can carry up to eight 60mm mortar shells. Customization for other calibers (81 or 120mm) can be discussed. The drone can stay airborne for 20 to 40 minutes, depending on weight and wind conditions. The drone can be operated within a 20km range. Its maximum takeoff weight is 42kg.
When asked on Thursday (Aug. 18) to comment on claims that 800 of its Revolver 860 UAVs had been sent to the Ukrainian army, a representative for DronesVision told Taiwan News that the company only ships to customers in Poland, and it cannot comment on where those firms may later send the drones as it has signed non-discloser agreements with its clients. The representative said that purchases of the drones picked up in Poland in March, shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, and have steadily increased since.
Revolver 860 (Picture source: DronesVision)
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Zelensky decides naming first Ada-class Ukrainian corvette 'Hetman Ivan Mazepa'
Naval News August 2022 Navy Forces Maritime Defense Industry
POSTED ON FRIDAY, 19 AUGUST 2022 13:54
According to information published by the Ukrainian Naval Forces on August 18, 2022, President Zelensky has decided to name by decree the first Ada class corvette, Hetman Ivan Mazepa, which is being built by the Turkish Istanbul Naval Shipyard.
Keel laying ceremony of the first Ada-class corvette for the Ukrainian Naval Forces (Picture source: Ukrainian Military Center)
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has ordered 2 corvettes with construction to be performed jointly by the Turkish STM and Ukrainian shipyard. Under the deal, the first vessel will be delivered to Ukraine by the end of 2023 unfinished, to then be completed in Ukraine. The deal was signed in December 2020 worth $256 million.
About the Ada class corvette
The Ada class is a class of anti-submarine corvettes developed primarily for the Turkish Navy but also for export as part of the MILGEM project. The ship is equipped with modern surface, subsurface, and anti-air weapons, sensors, and combat management system.
The Ada-class corvette is powered by a Combined diesel and gas (CODAG) propulsion system including a gas turbine rated at 23,000 kilowatts (31,000 hp) and two diesel engines rated at 4,320 kW (5,790 hp).
Each diesel engine drives one controllable pitch propeller via a two-speed main reduction gear. The ship can reach a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) with a maximum cruising range of 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).
The Ada-class corvette has a length of 99.56 m, a beam of 14.4 m, and a draft of 3.9 m. The ship has an endurance of 21 days with logistic support and 10 days in autonomous conditions. The ship has a crew of 93 sailors and can accommodate up to 106 people. She has a platform and hanger to carry one naval helicopter.
The Ada-class corvette is armed with one 76 mm (3 in) Oto Melara Super Rapid naval gun, two 12.7 mm (0.50 in) ASELSAN STAMP Stabilized Machine Gun turret, eight anti-ship missiles Harpoon or Atmaca, and two 324 mm (13 in) Mk.32 triple launchers for Mk.46 torpedoes.
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Le Pentagone annonce une nouvelle tranche d'aide militaire à l'Ukraine de 775 millions de dollars
Après l'annonce du 8 août portant sur une aide d'un milliard de dollars qui portait le montant total des aides US à 9,1 milliards de $ depuis le 24 février dernier, le Pentagone a annoncé ce vendredi une nouvelle aide à l'Ukraine.
Le 8 août, le Pentagone avait aussi listé tous les matériels destinés à l'Ukraine.
Les 775 millions de $ correspondent entre autres à la valeur de munitions pour les systèmes d'artillerie HIMARS, à 16 pièces de 105mm et à 36 000 obus de ce calibre, des obus compatibles avec des armements déjà fournis par le Royaume Uni.
La liste comporte aussi 40 MRAP (comme les MAXXPRO déjà vus en Ukraine il y a quelque jours) et des engins de déminage, 15 drones Scan Eagle, 1000 missiles Tow et autant de Javelin.
"Et ce n'est pas la fin" selon un responsable du DoD.
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Ukraine develops locale-made artillery system using MTLB tracked armored with MT-12 100mm anti-tank gun
Ukraine - Russia conflict war 2022
POSTED ON SATURDAY, 20 AUGUST 2022 17:03
The Ukrainian army has published a video on Social Network showing the new development of a mobile artillery system based on a Soviet-made MT-LB multirole tracked armored vehicle fitted with an MT-12 100mm anti-tank towed gun.
Ukraine has developed new mobile artillery system using MTLB tracked armored chassis fitted with MT-12 100mm anti-tank gun. (Picture source Ukraine army)
The Ukrainian armed forces develop locale-made weapon systems to deal with the lack of military equipment and more specifically mobile artillery systems.
On June 29, 2022, the Army Recognition editorial team reported that Ukraine has already developed indigenous rocket launcher systems using 122mm rocket launcher tubes mounted on a Unimog light truck and an S-8 rocket launcher pod from a Ka-52 helicopter mounted on a Mitsubishi pickup used to fight Russian troops.
The MT-LB is a multipurpose tracked armored vehicle that was designed at the Kharkov Tractor Plant in Ukraine under the direction of Anatoliy Belousov in the early 1960s. It was one the most popular multirole tracked armored vehicle used in the world. It was also developed in many variants to perform a wide range of missions.
The design of the MTLB is based on a low-profile armored hull mounted on a tracked armored chassis. The hull of the MT-LB is all-welded steel armor with the crew compartment at the front, the engine immediately behind the crew compartment on the left side and the troop compartment at the rear of the hull.
For its self-protection, the vehicle is equipped with a one-man turret mounted at the front right side of the hull which is armed with one 7.62 mm PKT machine gun.
The MTLB is powered by a V-8 cylinder diesel engine developing 240 hp at 2,100 rpm coupled to a manual transmission with 6 forward and 1 reverse gears. It can run at a maximum road speed 61 km/h with a maximum cruising range of 500 km. The vehicle is fully amphibious being propelled in the water by its tracks at a maximum speed of 4,5 km/h.
The MT-12 is a 100mm anti-tank that was developed in Russia and entered into service with the Russian armed forces in 1961. The gun is operated by a six-man crew consisting of a detachment commander, driver of the towing vehicle, gun layer on the left, loader on the right, and two ammunition numbers.
The MT-12 is able to fire three types of ammunition including the APFSDS (Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot) with a range of 3,000 m, HEAT (High-Explosive Anti-Tank) with a range of 6,000 m, and HE (High Explosive) with a range of 8,200 m.
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US approves new military aid to Ukraine including more HIMARS rocket launchers and artillery systems
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POSTED ON SATURDAY, 20 AUGUST 2022 16:11
According to information published by the United States Department of Defense on August 19, 2022, the United States has approved a new military aid to Ukraine worth $750 million including rocket launchers, artillery systems, drones, armored and tactical vehicles, and anti-tank weapons.
In the new military aid United States will provide 105mm towed gun to Ukraine (Picture source Ukraine Army Staff)
This new military aid from the United States worth $750 million includes:
- Additional ammunition for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, known as HIMARS.
- 16 105 mm howitzers, along with 36,000 rounds for the artillery. The United Kingdom has supplied 105 mm howitzers to Ukraine in the past.
- 15 ScanEagle unmanned aerial systems for reconnaissance.
- Mine clearing systems, including 40 MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles with mine rollers that will allow Ukraine to neutralize areas heavily mined by Russia in the south and east.
- Additional high-speed, anti-radiation missiles, known as HARM missiles, for integration into Ukrainian aircraft to seek and destroy Russian radars.
- 1,500 tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided anti-tank missiles, known as TOWs.
- 1,000 Javelin anti-armor systems.
- 2,000 anti-armor rounds to be used in existing anti-armor systems, many of which have already been provided by allies and partners such as the Carl Gustaf weapon developed by Sweden.
- Other security assistance includes 50 Humvees, tactical secure communication systems, demolition munitions, night vision devices, thermal imagery systems, optics and laser rangefinders.
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Germany clears sale of 155m Vulcano precision-guided artillery shells, COBRA radars and IRIS-T missiles to Ukraine
Defense News August 2022 Global Security army industry
POSTED ON MONDAY, 22 AUGUST 2022 16:27
According to Anwesha Majumdar in RepublicWorld.com, the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, on Sunday, August 21, announced the shipment of COBRA counter-battery radar and IRIS-T missiles to Ukraine.
VULCANO is a family of unguided (BER) and guided (GLR) ammunition for the 76mm, 127mm naval guns and 155mm land artillery systems. (Picture source: Leonardo)
German newspaper Die Welt's website on May 4, 2022, already announced that Germany planned to supply Cobra counter-artillery radars to Ukraine. This announcement came after the announcement of Germany to provide PzH 2000 155mm self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine.
Germany has now authorized the sale of 255 high-precision 155mm Vulcan-guided artillery shells to Ukraine. According to the German publication Welt am Sonntag, no precise delivery date has been set yet. Defense companies of Germany (Diehl Defence) and Italy (Leonardo) have jointly produced Vulcano shells.
In addition to this, the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz on Sunday announced the shipment of the COBRA counterbattery radar and the IRIS-T air defence system to Ukraine. Referring to the weapons, Scholz said that they "will soon be" in Kyiv. According to Nexta, he also said that Germany will keep giving Ukraine "what it needs for defense."
Vulcano 155mm artillery shells
Vulcano 155mm is a family of subcalibre ammunition for 155mm Land artillery systems composed by an unguided projectile called BER (Ballistic Extended Range) and a guided one called GLR (Guided Long Range). They represent the most advanced technology currently available for precise land artillery firings.
The Vulcano projectile is specifically conceived and realized to improve the performance of other ammunition of the same calibre, both in range and accuracy while maintaining compatibility with the in-service propelling charges and 155mm barrels. The outline of the ammunition is almost identical to that of conventional rounds, which enables it to be handled without any additional logistical burden.
The main application of the Vulcano 155 GLR is for long-range, high-accuracy fire support against stationary and moving point targets with an extremely reduced likelihood of collateral damage.
The outstanding aerodynamics, coupled with the GPS guidance and trajectory shaping capabilities, enable the Vulcano 155 GLR to reach a max range of 70km while keeping an extreme accuracy of fewer than 5m within all operational ranges.
The shell is filled with IM explosive and it is made up of specific patented pre-formed tungsten rings, enabling extremely high effectiveness against soft and lightly protected targets; the detonation trigger is generated by a Radio Frequency programmable fuse capable of various functionalities, such as altimetric, instantaneous and delayed impact. When the RF fuse is replaced with the dedicated Semi-Active Laser (SAL) sensor, the ammunition can also effectively engage laser-designated targets (forward observer required), stationary and moving, with further improved precision with respect to pure GPS guidance.
Moreover, the possibility of programming the final attack angle of the projectile to up to 90° (that is, vertical fall) against the target enables the maximization of both warhead effectiveness and guidance accuracy, as well as minimizing the likelihood of detection of the projectile in flight by the enemy’s defence systems.
The Vulcano 155 ammunition, both BER and GLR, have been qualified according to the relevant STANAGs under joint Italian and German MoD supervision.
The COBRA is a COunter Battery RAdar mounted on a truck chassis. (Picture source: OCCAR)
COBRA
The COBRA, which stands for COunter Battery RAdar, was jointly developed by Thales, Airbus Defence and Space and Lockheed Martin for the German, French and British armed forces. The radar entered into service in 2005.
The COBRA is considered the world's most advanced land-based weapon locating system, comprising a high-performance radar, advanced processing, and integrated, flexible command, control, and communication system. The design includes state-of-the-art digital processing and advanced active, solid-state phased array antenna comprising several thousand transmit/receive modules.
The COBRA mission is to locate mortars, rocket launchers and artillery batteries and to provide information for countering their effectiveness. With a detection range up to 100 km, COBRA is capable of locating and classifying up to 40 batteries in two minutes. It will also be able to monitor breaches of cease-fire when deployed in a peace-keeping role.
IRIS-T displayed at the ILA expo in Berlin in 2006 in front of a Eurofighter (Picture source: Wikipedia)
IRIS-T
The IRIS-T ("InfraRed Imaging System Tail/Thrust Vector-Controlled") is a German-led program to develop a short to medium-range infrared homing air-to-air missile to replace the AIM-9 Sidewinder found in some NATO member countries. Any aircraft capable of firing the Sidewinder is also capable of launching the IRIS-T
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EUTM Ukraine? L'UE envisage une mission de formation de l'armée ukrainienne
Une "European Union Training Mission "(EUTM, comme on en connaît au Mali, en Somalie, en RCA et au Mozambique) bientôt en Ukraine?
L'idée d'une telle mission de formation de l'Union européenne a été émise hier par Josep Borrell, le Haut représentant de l'UE pour la politique étrangère, lors d'une conférence de presse à Santander, dans le nord de l'Espagne (photo ci-dessus Reuters). Il a précisé que cette proposition serait débattue la semaine prochaine à Prague lors du Conseil des ministres de la Défense des pays membres de l'UE.
Cette "importante" mission se déroulerait dans des pays voisins de l'Ukraine.
Josep Borrell a toutefois refusé de fournir plus de détails, notamment sur les effectifs d'une telle mission, affirmant ne pas pouvoir "anticiper les détails d'un accord qui doit être forgé par tous les Etats membres".
Le précédent britannique.
Une telle mission s'ajouterait à l'effort britannique pour former des soldats ukrainiens (photo UK MoD). Le 11 août, Londres a annoncé avoir déjà formé 2300 soldats ukrainiens, dans le cadre d'un programme lancé en juin. L'initiative britannique va être soutenue par le Canada, le Danemark, la Finlande, la Suède, la Norvège, l'Allemagne, la Lettonie et les Pays-Bas.
L'objectif est de former 10 000 soldats ukrainiens (photo ci-dessus Reuters). Un millier de militaires de la 11th Security Force Assistance Brigade s'y emploient actuellement.
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Une nouvelle aide militaire américaine de trois milliards de $ à l'Ukraine (actualisé)
Le président Biden a annoncé ce mercredi une nouvelle livraison d'armement à l'Ukraine pour un montant total d'environ 2,98 milliards de dollars. Cette aide militaire s'inscrit dans le cadre de l'Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative ; c'est la plus importante débloquée par les Etats-Unis en faveur de l'Ukraine depuis le début de l'invasion de ce pays par la Russie le 24 février dernier.
19 "paquets" d'aide ont déjà été attribués. Le dernier d'une valeur de 775 millions de dollars l'a été le 19 août.
Depuis l'arrivée au pouvoir de l'administration Biden, la valeur de l'aide militaire US à Kiev dépasse les 15,5 milliards de $.
Selon le général Pat Ryder, le "package" comprend entre autres: 6 batteries anti-aériennes NASAM (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) qui s'ajoutent aux deux autres annoncées début juillet
245 000 obus de 155 mm 65 000 obus pour mortier de 120mm 24 radars de contre-batterie des drones RQ-20 Puma des équipements de soutien pour les drones ScanEagle des batteries de roquettes pour la lutte anti-drones de type VAMPIRE
Une partie des fonds est destinée à la formation et au soutien
Pour sa part, le Premier ministre britannique, Boris Johnson, a promis mercredi une nouvelle aide militaire à l'Ukraine face à la Russie à l'occasion d'une visite à Kyiv, où il s'est entretenu avec le président ukrainien Volodimir Zelensky.
Cette enveloppe de 54 millions de livres (64 millions d'euros) comprendra 2 000 drones (dont 850 Black Hornet) et des "munitions rôdeuses".
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Australia to offer 300 DefendTex D40 kamikaze drones to Ukrainian army
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POSTED ON THURSDAY, 25 AUGUST 2022 17:01
According to Maksim Panasovskyi in gagadget.com, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will soon receive a new type of kamikaze drone (the DefendTex 40) from Australia, in addition to Warmate, Switchblade 300 and Phoenix Ghost.
Australia will soon hand over 300 DefendTex D40 kamikaze drones to Ukraine, Maksim Panasovskyi writes. Test units have already been delivered to Poland, where they will be tested. After the tests, Australia will send the entire batch of drones to Ukraine.
As Joseph Trevithick wrote in The Drive, the Drone40, which DefendTex unveiled publicly in 2019, was among various new systems that British Army troops from the Light Dragoons and Royal Anglian Regiment were seen training with during a Mission Rehearsal Exercise (MRX) in October 2020. The Drone40 can be fired from launchers designed to fire standard 40mm low-velocity grenades. Its overall length is variable depending on the type of payload installed, but DefendTex says the length of the core body is close to five inches. As such, a launcher designed to fire over-sized 40mm cartridges, such as variants of the Heckler & Koch AG36 under-barrel grenade launcher, which are in service with U.K. and U.S. forces, among others, is necessary to employ them. Some older launchers, most notably the very popular American-made M203, can only accommodate relatively short 40mm rounds.
Combined with a camera-equipped type, the Drone40s could act as loitering munitions, hovering over a certain area, waiting for targets to emerge, and then being directed to engage them when they do. The feed from Drone40s equipped with the cameras is transmitted back to the operator via a line-of-sight link and is on a hand-held tablet-like device. This is also how the drone's movements are controlled after launch, via a GPS-enabled navigation system.
A British Army soldier holds an L85 assault rifle equipped with a variant of the Heckler & Koch AG36 40mm under-barrel grenade launcher that can launch the DefendTex D40 kamikaze drone (Picture source: Crown copyright)
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United Kingdom gives six underwater drones to Ukraine to hunt mines
Naval News August 2022 Navy Forces Maritime Defense Industry
POSTED ON MONDAY, 29 AUGUST 2022 16:45
According to information published by the UK MoD on August 29, 2022, dozens of Ukrainian personnel are being trained by the Royal Navy to use hi-tech crewless vehicles to help them hunt mines.
Side-by-side with sailors from the US Navy, experts from the Diving & Threat Exploitation Group are teaching Ukrainians how to operate the devices, which search large areas of seabed for mines and unexploded ordnance without putting the operators in harm’s way.
The UK is giving six of the underwater drones to Ukraine and training its personnel here in Britain to use them so they can clear their coastline of mines when they return to their homeland.
The lightweight autonomous vehicle is designed for use in shallow coastal environments, operating effectively at depths of up to 100 meters to detect, locate and identify mines using an array of sensors, so the Ukrainian Navy can destroy them.
Dozens of Ukrainian Navy personnel will be taught to use the drones over the coming months, with the first tranche having already begun their training. The Diving & Threat Exploitation Group is delivering three-week training courses, alongside the US Navy Sixth Fleet.
The Royal Navy has considerable experience using small tube-shaped sonar-equipped devices. The training involves launching and recovering the devices at sea, as well as interpretation of the data sent back to identify mock mines.
The Royal Navy is also training Ukrainian sailors to operate Sandown-class minehunters.
A small number of ships carrying grain have left Ukraine since the UN brokered a deal in July to allow food exports, but efforts to get food out of the country continue to be hampered by sea mines left by Russian forces along Ukraine’s coast.
About the Sandown class
The Sandown class is a class of fifteen minehunters built primarily for the Royal Navy by Vosper Thornycroft. The first vessel was commissioned into Royal Navy service on 9 June 1989 and all the British ships are named after coastal towns and cities.
The Sandown Class is equipped with two underwater PAP 104 mk5 remote-controlled mine-disposal vehicles, supplied by Societe ECA. The vehicle is controlled via a 2,000 m fiber-optic cable.
A lighting system, low light level black and white camera and a color camera are fitted. The vehicle is also fitted with high-resolution sonar. The sensor data is transmitted back to the operations control centre on the ship.
The main payload is a 100 kg mine disposal charge which can be replaced by a manipulator. Wire cutters are used to release moored mines from the column of water above the sea bed. The mine disposal vehicles can be deployed to a depth of 300 m.
Des armes pour l'Ukraine: certaines livraisons vont prendre du (beaucoup de) temps
Dans un post du 2 juillet j'écrivais que les Etats-Unis allaient fournir à l'Ukraine deux systèmes de missiles sol-air de moyenne et longue portée, ce qui allait permettre aux forces ukrainiennes de mieux défendre leur espace aérien contre les raids russes d'attaque ou de renseignement. Il s'agissait de NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System), un système sol-air fabriqué par l'Américain Raytheon et le groupe norvégien Kongsberg.
Le 24 août, dans le cadre d'un nouveau package destiné à l'Ukraine, les USA ont annoncé la fourniture de autres six batteries anti-aériennes NASAM qui s'ajoutent aux deux annoncées début juillet.
Selon les avis d'attribution de marchés du 26 août, les deux premiers systèmes viennent d'être commandés:
Citation :
"Raytheon Co., Tewksbury, Massachusetts, was awarded a $182,295,333 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 23, 2024. Fiscal 2022 Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative funds in the amount of $182,295,333 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-22-C-0068)."
La livraison est attendue, selon cet avis, avant le 23 août 2024.
La commande, rapide, de ces deux systèmes NASAM illustre assez bien la réalité des livraisons US à l'Ukraine. Certes, piocher dans les stocks de munitions et les arsenaux s'avère une manoeuvre rapide à mettre en oeuvre, même si le processus de préparation des envois de matériel, l'acheminement des lots et la formation des soldats ukrainiens à l'utilisation de ces armes rallongent le temps de déploiement sur le théâtre d'opérations.
Il sera ainsi très aidé de livrer les 40 MRAP MaxxPro que les Etats-Unis ont récemment promis: il suffit de piocher dans les stocks dodus de l'US Army (photo ci-dessus US Army). Mais ces stocks baissent d'une part (les missiles et les munitions par exemple); et certains équipements ne sont même pas encore dans l'inventaire ou en très petites quantités d'autre part), comme le rappelait Mark F. Cancian, du CSIS américain.
L'enthousiasme suscité par les annonces de livraisons gigantesques doit donc être tempéré. Ainsi, les autorités américaines ont bien prévenu la semaine dernière que les livraisons dans le cadre du très récent package de près de 3 milliards de $ allaient s'inscrire dans le moyen/long terme et qu'il faudrait "des mois et même des années" avant d'effectuer toutes les livraisons.
Les Ukrainiens attendent toujours une bonne partie des drones Switchblade et Phoenix Ghost annoncés. D'ailleurs, aucun avis d'attribution de marché n'a encore été diffusé en ce qui concerne les Switchblade 600. Peut-être en septembre, dans le cadre d'un marché de développement, selon le Pentagone cité par Defense News.
On attend aussi la concrétisation d'un achat de système de lutte contre les drones de type VAMPIRE (l'acronyme de Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment) fabriqué par L3Harris Technologies.
Ces retards ne font pas l'affaire des Ukrainiens mais aussi des équipementiers US qui dénoncent la bureaucratie militaire, la rigidité des procédures d'achat, les délais dans l'émission des appels d'offres du Pentagone, alors que les fonds sont désormais disponibles pour recompléter les stocks dans le cadre de l'Ukraine Replacement Transfer Fund.
US to deliver M119A3 105mm digitalized light towed guns to Ukraine
Defense News September 2022 Global Security army industry
POSTED ON SATURDAY, 03 SEPTEMBER 2022 15:41
According to a video published on the Twitter account of "Ukraine Weapons Tracker" on August 29, 2022, Ukraine's armed forces will receive from the United States, an undisclosed number of M119A3 105mm digitalized light towed guns.
Ukrainian soldiers train to operate American M119A3 105mm digitalized light towed guns. (Picture source Twitter account Ukraine Weapons Tracker)
The video published on the Twitter account of Ukraine Weapons Tracker shows Ukrainian soldiers training to operate American M119A3 105mm light towed guns.
According to a statement published by the United States Department of Defense on August 19, 2022, a new military aid for Ukraine was announced with the delivery of 16 105mm Howitzers and 36,000 105mm artillery rounds. The 105mm howitzer model had not been specified, but with this video, we can confirm that the Ukrainian army will receive the latest variant of the M119.
The M119 howitzer is the American designation for the British L119 light gun which is in service with the U.S. Army. In 1987 an agreement was reached to produce the L119 under license by the US as the M119, to replace the M102 howitzer. It entered service with the 7th Infantry Division, Fort Ord, California, in December 1989.
The M119A3 is the latest variant in the family of M119. The M119A3 features new software and hardware component upgrades, GPS for navigation, a digital gunner's display, and digital communication between each gun and the fire direction center to speed up the process of receiving firing data and firing shells. The towed gun is also upgraded with fixed recoil and Suspension Lock Out System (SLOS) to fire top charge at all angles.
The M119A3 is a 105mm light towed howitzer which has a weight of 2,130 kg and can be towed by HMMWV, 2.5 ton, and 5-ton trucks.
The M119A3 has a maximum firing range of 19.5 km with rocket-assisted munitions and 14 km using unassisted ammunition. It has a rate of fire of six rounds per minute.
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POSTED ON THURSDAY, 08 SEPTEMBER 2022 15:50
According to Ukrinform, Lithuania has sent to Ukraine a batch of 105mm howitzers as part of the assistance package aimed to help the nation fight off the Russian invasion.
Loading of a Lithuanian M101 howitzer for delivery to Ukraine (Picture source: Ukrinform)
The Ministry of Defense of Lithuania announced the news on Twitter, Ukrinform reports. “Lithuania continues material support to Ukrainian Armed Forces. Our 105 mm howitzers are on their way to Ukraine,” the tweet reads. The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense added that Ukraine needs a “non-stop weapon supply. We cannot make pauses,” reads the tweet.
However the howitzer model is not specified, the picture published by Ukrinform, if related to the Lithuanian delivery, shows a U.S.-made M101A1 (previously designated M2A1) model. It was the standard U.S. light field howitzer in World War II and saw action in both the European and Pacific theaters and during the Korean War. Entering production in 1941, it quickly gained a reputation for accuracy and a powerful punch. The M101A1 fires 105 mm high explosive (HE) semi-fixed ammunition and has a range of 12,330 yards (11,270 m), making it suitable for supporting infantry.
As Ukrinform reported earlier, at the end of August, Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvidas Anusauskas stated that Lithuania's military aid to Ukraine amounts to more than EUR 120 million, with the total amount of support soon to exceed half a billion euros.
Norway donates Hellfire missiles and night vision equipment to Ukraine
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POSTED ON THURSDAY, 08 SEPTEMBER 2022 14:17
The Norwegian government on September 8 announced it donates AGM-114 Hellfire anti-tank missiles to Ukraine. The donation includes approximately 160 missiles, launching pads and guidance units. Ukraine will also receive night-vision equipment drawn from Armed Forces inventories.
Exercise Joint Viking in Finnmark 2017: Kystjegerkommandoen fire Hellfire missiles. (Picture source: Jonny Karlsen/Norwegian Armed Forces)
The donation was announced by Norwegian Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram when he met Defence Ministers from 40 or so countries in Germany today. Western countries are in Ramstein to coordinate further donations and military support to Ukraine, to secure that the country can withstand the Russian invasion.
‘’The Hellfire missiles were originally acquired for the Coastal Ranger Commando. This is a weapon that Ukraine has asked for, and it will prove useful in their fight against Russian invasion forces. The missile is easy to operate, and can be used against both land- and sea targets’’, said Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram.
The Norwegian Armed Forces tested and verified the status of the missiles prior to their shipment. They have now been shipped from Norway. Ukrainian operators have been trained in the use of Hellfire by Norwegian instructors. The Hellfire system is nearing the end of its service life was scheduled to be phased out the Norwegian Armed Forces.
Norway has also donated night-vision equipment to Ukraine. This includes both night vision goggles and binoculars. This is equipment that has been replaced by newer equipment in the Norwegian Armed Forces.
In the future, donations will to a lesser extent come from the Armed Forces’ own inventory. ‘’So far, we and our allies have donated military systems and equipment from our own stocks. In the future we will need to cooperate closely with the defence industry in order to maintain necessary deliveries of military equipment to Ukraine. This will also ensure that Ukraine receives more modern and efficient equipment’’, said Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram.
Ukraine army uses former French Army TRF1 155mm howitzers
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POSTED ON FRIDAY, 09 SEPTEMBER 2022 17:17
As reported by Laurent Lagneau on opex360.com, the main activity of the French company S2M-Equipment, established in Montlouis-sur-Loire, is to restore, even modernize, equipment that has previously been used by the French forces in order to put them on the second-hand market. Its catalog offers VAB armored vehicles and ERC-90 Sagaie combat vehicles having found a second youth, as well as Peugeot P4s, ACMAT VLRAs and 155 mm TRF1 towed guns,
Lance Cpl. Ryan LaVallee, radio operator, Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an TRF-1 Towed Gun howitzer from 93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment, French Army, during a bilateral training exercise in Djibouti March 23, 2010 (Picture source: U.S. Army/Sgt. Alex C. Sauceda)
S2M Equipment should provide the Ukrainian army with former French Army TRF1 howitzers. This is indeed what Jean-Dominique Merchet, of the daily L'Opinion, revealed and tweeted. “These guns are no longer in service with the Army, except for a handful of them in a regiment stationed in Djibouti. Destocked, they were acquired by a broker – the company S2M-Equipment […]. It was from her that the Ukrainians bought the TRF1s, the Ministry of the Armed Forces having “accompanied their certification”, ”said Mr. Merchet.
Such a sale must first be authorized by the Interministerial Commission for the Study of War Material Exports [CIEEMG], Laurent Lagneau writes. And so it had no objection. As on July 1, 2021, the French army still had at least 12 TRF1s, the latter being used by the 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment [RIAOM] based in Djibouti.
The TRF1 was showcased in 1979 at the Eurosatory defense exhibition, as a replacement for the aging BF-50. Giat produced it from 1984 to 1993. The TRF1, it is a gun with a maximum range of 30 km. Able to be quickly put into action [less than five minutes] and requiring 8 gunners, it has a rate of fire of 3 shots in 15 seconds in rapid mode, or 6 shots in one minute in “classic” mode. Its tube must be changed every 3,000 shots.
Ukraine army receives Estonian EFP PK-14 anti-tank mines
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POSTED ON FRIDAY, 09 SEPTEMBER 2022 14:22
According to a tweet from Ukrainian Weapons Tracker posted on September 9, the Ukrainian army has received Estonian K-14 anti-armor (EFP) directional mines. The mine can penetrate about 50mm of steel armor at a distance of 50 meters. These PK-14 mines are already actively used on the front lines.
Terramil Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) PK-14 anti-armor mine (Picture source: Twitter account of Ukrainian Weapons Tracker)
This Terramil anti-armor mine is produced under Eesti Arenal licence. The Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP) PK-14 is a high-performance munition combining small mass, operational simplicity, accuracy and affordability. PK 14 is specifically effective against all types of armored vehicles, protected transports and installations. It is quick and easy to install and operate in all weather and jamming conditions.
Technical data: diameter 160mm. Height: 110mm. Net explosive quantity: 1.5 kg. Type of explosive material: PBX. Penetration: minimum 50mm of steel at 50m. Safe distance at 290° rear: 25 m. Operational between -35° and +50°C. Mass (full set box of 8 ): 43 kg (contains EFP, initiation, mounting equipment). Dimensions (box) : 799 x 375 x 355 mm.
Lithuania to repair damaged Ukrainian howitzers and send more M113 APCs to Ukraine
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POSTED ON FRIDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER 2022 16:42
A tweet posted on September 16 by the Lithuanian Minsitry of Defense states that Lithuania's military support to Ukraine continues. Ukrainian self-propelled howitzers with battlefield damages are on their way to Lithuania, where they will be repaired. At the same time, Lithuanian M113 armored personnel carriers continue their journey to the battlefield.
"Just today the Lithuanian government announced that we will send an additional batch of armored personnel carriers,” Lithuanian Minister of Defense Landsbergis announced at a press conference in Odesa on September 15. “Two batches. One of them should arrive in Ukraine very soon”. "On the other hand, we have tried to be an advocate, in many cases reminding our partners and allies in the EU and NATO that this is not enough," Landsbergis added.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis also said that the war unleashed by Moscow against Ukraine should end with the unconditional surrender of Russia.
According to a statement published by the Lithuania Ministry of Defense on July 21, 2022, Lithuania announced it would shortly deliver additional assistance to Ukraine including M113 tracked APCs (Armored Personnel Carrier) and M577 tracked armored command post vehicles.
The military assistance Lithuania has given to date includes the Stinger air defense systems, anti-armor weapons, body armor vests and helmets, 120 mm mortars, small arms, thermovisors, drones, anti-drone equipment, surveillance radars, M113 Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs), trucks, SUVs, the Bayraktar TB2 with ammunition that was crowdfunded for by the Lithuanian people.
The total of support Lithuania has provided to Ukraine so far amounts to approx. EUR 123 million.
Ukrainian army recuperates abandonned Russian MTLB-mounted Borisoglebsk-2 jamming system
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POSTED ON FRIDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER 2022 11:02
Ukrainian Weapons Tracker tweeted on September 13 a picture of a Russian Borisoglebsk-2 jamming system mounted on an MT-LB captured in an apparently intact condition, which is a very valuable asset. No doubt this system will not be used by the Ukrainians but more or less discreetly recuperated by “relevant U.S. services”…
Russian MT-LB-mounted Borisoglebsk-2 jamming system abandoned by a Russian unit (Picture source: Twitter account of Ukrainian Weapons Tracker)
In service since 2014, the Borisoglebsk-2 is an MT-LB-mounted tactical SIGINT, direction-finding, and multifunctional jamming system that can monitor, geolocate, and jam the wider frequency spectrum. It can suppress mobile satellite communications as well as satellite-based navigation signals. The Borisoglebsk-2 merges four types of jamming stations into a single system with a single control console. Its prime contractor is Joint Stock Company Concern Sozvezdie, United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC).
More in detail
The Borisoglebsk-2 is a multipurpose jamming complex designed for SIGINT and the suppression of HF/VHF/UHF frequencies of ground and airborne radio communication, satellite communication, and radio navigation systems and subscriber cellular and trunk communication lines operating in tactical C2 elements. It can track and jam both fixed-frequency and frequency-hopping signals.
The Borisoglebsk-2 system consists of a control post and four EW systems mounted on nine MT-LBuarmoured tracked vehicles. The composition of Borisoglebsk-2 is: • R-330KMV Command-and-Control Station (Qty 1) • R-325UMV Jamming Station (Qty 2) only one on URAL truck • R-378BMV Jamming Station (Qty 2) • R-330BMV Jamming Station (Qty 2) • R-934BMV Jamming Station (Qty 2)
The features and capabilities of Borisoglebsk-2 are: • Automatic distribution of frequencies to be jammed • Automatic analysis and selection of emitters' signal parameters
Development
The Borisoglebsk-2 multi-functional jamming complex is the improved version of the legacy EW system “MANDAT”. It is developed by the Joint Stock Company Concern Sozvezdie, a subsidiary of the United Instruments Manufacturing Corporation. The developmental timeline of Borisoglebsk-2 is as follows: 2004: Development started. 2010: Evaluation testing completed in December. 2014: Entered service with the Russian Army. 2016: Borisoglebsk-2 upgrade started.
Germany agrees the sale to Ukraine of 18 RCH 155 155mm self-propelled howitzers
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POSTED ON SUNDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 2022 11:20
According to information published by the German newspaper website "Welt" on September 17, 2022, after several weeks of talks, Germany agrees on the delivery to Ukraine of 18 RCH-155, 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers manufactured by the German company Kraus-Maffei Wegmann (KMW).
Citing information from the "Welt" newspaper website, Ukraine wants to order 18 RCH-155 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzers for an amount of €216 million. On Friday, September 16, 2022, the Ukrainian ambassador in Germany, Andriy Melnyk said that Germany approved the export of these howitzers to Ukraine.
In terms of artillery systems, Germany has already delivered to Ukraine 10 155mm PzH 2000s tracked self-propelled howitzers that arrived in Ukraine in June and July 2022. Germany has also supplied Ukraine with three M270 MARS II MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket Systems).
On September 16, 2022, the Army Recognition editorial team reported that Germany would supply two additional MARS II MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) to Ukraine.
The RCH-155 is a new generation of mobile self-propelled howitzer designed and manufactured by the German company KMW (Krauss-Maffei Wegman). The howitzer is based on the wheeled chassis of the Boxer 8x8 multi-role armored vehicle.
The rear of the RCH-155 is fitted with a remotely operated turret armed with a 155mm 52-caliber gun which is also used on the tracked armored self-propelled howitzer PZH 2000. The vehicle can carry a total of 30 pieces of ammunition and is able to fire all standard 155mm NATO rounds.
It can fire up to 8 rounds per minute to a range of up to 40 km with standard ammunition that is achievable with BOXER RCH 155. An increased range of up to 56 km is possible with Very Long-range Artillery Projectiles (VLAP).
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France will deliver to Ukraine 8 CAESAR howitzers in 8x8 configuration which were planned for Denmark
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POSTED ON SUNDAY, 02 OCTOBER 2022 12:01
According to information published by the French Newspaper "Le Monde" website on October 1, 2022, French is ready to deliver to Ukraine six new CAESAR 155mm self-propelled howitzers in 8x8 configuration that were planned to be delivered to Denmark following an order signed in 2017.
The new Nexter 155mm 8x8 wheeled self-propelled howitzer of the Danish Army. (Picture source Danish MoD)
Citing information from the French Newspaper website "Le Monde", the technical discussions are being finalized, the three countries including France, Denmark, and Ukraine are in the final stage to accept the delivery of six CAESAR 155mm self-propelled howitzers in 8x8 configuration. This delivery of new howitzers to Ukraine has been discussed in recent weeks between the President, Emmanuel Macron, his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, and the Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen.
On April 22, 2022, French President Emmanuel Macron announced military aid to Ukraine including French-made CAESAR 155mm self-propelled howitzers and tens of thousands of shells. On June 16, during a visit to Kyiv, President Macron announced France would provide another 6 CAESAR 155mm self-propelled howitzers in addition to the 12 that had already been delivered.
Alerted by his armed forces staff, Emmanuel Macron no longer wanted to deliver more CAESAR howitzers from the French army's military inventory. In fact, the 18 CAESAR 6x6 self-propelled howitzers already delivered to Ukraine came from the operational military inventory of the French army. According to our sources, before the war in Ukraine the French army had 76 CAESAR howitzers, with the donation to Ukraine, the French army gave up a quarter of its artillery capacity.
The 8x8 variant of the CAESAR is the second generation of 155mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer in the CAESAR family. Denmark signed a contract with the French company Nexter on 22 May 2017 for the delivery of 15 CAESAR howitzers in 8x8 configuration, which were planned to be delivered in mid-2020 to the Danish armed forces. On October 2019, Denmark signed a new contract with Nexter to acquire 4 additional 8x8 CAESAR howitzers.
If we compare the 8x8 version of the CAESAR, and 6x6 configurations which are already used by the Ukrainian army to fight the Russian army, this latest version offers more mobility, protection, and firepower. In terms of mobility, the Danish CAESAR is based on an 8x8 military truck chassis offering more mobility in all-terrain conditions. The 8x8 howitzer has a combat weight of around 32 tons and can carry up to 36 shells instead of 18 for the CAESAR in a 6x6 configuration.
The 8x8 self-propelled howitzer CAESAR is armed with one 155mm/L52 52 caliber howitzer which is similar to the cannon mounted on the 6x6 version and is fitted with a fully automatic loading system offering a maximum rate of fire of 6 rounds per minute.
The 8x8 CAESAR will be also able to fire the next generation of ammunition as the KATANA, new guided artillery ammunition developed by Nexter. With a maximum range between 30 km for the first generation and 60 km for the next, KATANA will strike targets with pinpoint precision. The gun can reach targets up to 42 km with ERFB (Extended Range Full Bore) ammunition and 55 km with VLAP. In addition to firing the standard French Army LU 122 high-explosive base bleed (BB) and Hollow Base (HB) projectile, the CAESAR can also fire the Rheinmetall Denel Munitions Velocity enhanced Long-range Artillery Projectile (VLAP) which achieved a maximum range of 58 km.
La France va fournir des véhicules blindés Bastion (Arquus) à l'Ukraine
Arquus va fournir à l'Ukraine 20 véhicules blindés Bastion, selon nos informations. Selon Le Monde, l'Ukraine devrait également récupérer de six à douze canons d'artillerie autotractés Caesar initialement destinés au Danemark.
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La France va livrer des véhicules blindés Bastion à l'Ukraine (Crédits : Arquus)
L'Ukraine sera prochainement dotée de 20 véhicules blindés Bastion (Arquus) de 12,5 tonnes, selon des sources concordantes. Le contrat est en voie de finalisation entre l'industriel français, détenu par le groupe suédois Volvo, et le ministère des Armées.
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Ukraine army recuparates PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers repaired in Lithuania
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POSTED ON FRIDAY, 14 OCTOBER 2022 16:12
Lithuania's Minister of Defense, Arvydas Anusauskas, announced on Twitter that the PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzers that have been repaired in Lithuania after battle damage, are already returning to Ukraine, Ukrinform reports.
PzH2000 self-propelled howitzers will get back to Ukraine after having been repaired in Lithuania (Picture source: Arvydas Anusauskas/Twitter)
Lithuania's Minister of Defense Arvydas Anusauskas earlier tweeted that Lithuania would supply Ukraine's Armed Forces with winter clothes and equipment, allocate additional funds for next year's material support, and provide 120 mm mortars on platform 113, armored cars, thermal imagers, drones, etc. According to him, after the delivery of this batch of aid, Lithuania's total military aid to Ukraine will reach EUR 230 million.
Germany and The Netherlands have delivered several PzH2000 self-propelled howitzers to the Ukrainian army: last July, the German government approved the sale of 100 self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine worth 1.7 billion euros ($1.72 billion). German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck reportedly approved Ukraine’s request for the Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzers on July 13 after receiving it in April. Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) had already begun manufacturing the howitzers, which have a range of 30-60 kilometers (18.5-37 miles) depending upon the ammunition type selected. Full delivery of these artillery systems is expected to take several years.
A tweet posted on September 16 by the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense already stated that Ukrainian self-propelled howitzers with battlefield damages were on their way to Lithuania, where they would be repaired.
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Hensoldt delivers TRML-4D high-performance air defence radars for Ukraine
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POSTED ON THURSDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2022 10:08
German sensor specialist Henoldt is supplying four of its high-performance radars in record time for Diehl Defence's IRIS-T SLM air defence system intended to strengthen Ukraine's defense capability. As part of an order from Diehl Defence worth a two-digit million euro sum, one of the TRML-4D radars has already been delivered, with three more to follow within a few months.
Hensoldt’s TRML-4D multifunction radar ensures the rapid detection and tracking of some 1,500 targets in a radius of up to 250 km (Picture source: Hensoldt)
Thomas Müller, CEO of Hensoldt, said: "The situation in Ukraine requires quick and decisive action. Due to a serial production line and the commitment of our employees, we are able to deliver such systems to protect the population in the shortest possible time."
TRML-4D uses the latest Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar technology with multiple digitally shaped beams. It is capable of detecting, tracking and classifying various types of aerial targets, with a focus on small, fast and low-flying and/or manoeuvring cruise missiles and aircraft, as well as hovering helicopters. It ensures the rapid detection and tracking of some 1,500 targets in a radius of up to 250 km.
In addition to the TRML-4D multifunction radar, Hensoldt's portfolio also includes the Twinvis passive radar, the Spexer product family and radars for securing ship and air traffic. Hensoldt supplies radars for the new frigates and corvettes of the German Navy, for airspace surveillance and for approach control at airfields of the German Armed Forces, among others.
As purely German systems, Hensoldt's solutions are not dependent on foreign technology and therefore offer the highest degree of approvability and certifiability for operation in Germany, as well as the highest possible security of supply. At the same time, they are fully compatible with NATO's integrated air defence architecture.
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Dingo 2 4x4 armored vehicles donated by Germany are on the way to Ukraine
Defense News November 2022 Global Security army industry
POSTED ON FRIDAY, 04 NOVEMBER 2022 11:33
According to a picture published on the Russian Social Network VK, on November 2, 2022, the picture shows a column of German-made Dingo 2 4x4 armored vehicles transported by train on the way to Ukraine. Previously, Germany announced the delivery of 50 Dingo MRAP vehicles for Ukraine.
An undisclosed number of German Dingo 2 armored vehicles are on the way to Ukraine via railway. (Picture source Russian Social network VK)
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed by the Federal Government’s funds for security capacity building.
Recently, the German Government announced that it will continue to provide military support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons.
Germany will supply more military equipment and weapons to Ukraine in close collaboration with its partners and allies. A list is published by the German Ministry of Defense with an overview of combat vehicles and weapons which are already or will be delivered to Ukraine under a framework of military aid in its fight against the Russian invasion.
The Dingo 2 is a 4x4 armored vehicle in the category of MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) designed and manufactured by the German company KMW (Krauss-Maffei Wegmann) that entered into service with the German army in 2004. The vehicle is in service with Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Iraq, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway, Pakistan, and Qatar.
The Dingo 2 is a light 4x4 armored vehicle that is based on the well-known commercial Unimog chassis by Daimler with all-wheel drive and differential lock. This concept ensures excellent mobility in any type of terrain with low-cost procurement as well as low lifecycle costs.
The hull of the Dingo is specially designed and proven to withstand the detonation of anti-tank mines. Fragment protection is ensured through the double hull, and a belly pan inside the vehicle reduces pressure waves as well as deformations in the event of Anti-Personnel or Anti-tank mine explosions.
The Dingo 2 is available in different configurations, for the APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) variant, the vehicle can accommodate up to 7 soldiers including a driver and commander. The roof of the vehicle can be fitted with a weapon station armed with a 7.62 mm or 12.7mm machine gun. It can run at a maximum road speed of 90 km/g with a maximum cruising range of 1,000 km.
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